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Canada's sway at Paris climate talks will be modest, despite Trudeau's new vigor
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The new Canadian government may be more eager than its predecessor to influence the outcome of pivotal climate talks later this month, but the timing isn't working in its favour. Just three weeks remain before world leaders gather in the French capital to try to hammer out the latest global agreement on cutting emissions. And while a more willing Canadian government is now coming to the table, the influence it wields in building consensus in such a short time will be modest. More significantly...
China promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this month's Paris meeting, the world's biggest source of climate-changing gases has yet to accept binding limits. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean up its smog-choked cities and curb surging demand for imported oil and gas. That contributed last year to a surprise fall in coal...
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IFS Globals Thomas Sald talks streamlining asset management with new Application 9
2015-11-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
IFS World recently held its annual conference where it launched its latest software upgrade Applications 9 and announced the company had reached the milestone of one million users. Heidi Vella-Starr caught up with IFSs Thomas Sald at the event t
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Lufthansa Ready for Union Talks Amid - Excessive' Strike Action
2015-11-08 21:31:49| Airlines - Topix.net
Lufthansa flight crew members walk with candles and banners to the 'Lufthansa Aviation Center' at Frankfurt Airport during an initial strike over salaries. Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it's ready to resume talks with striking cabin crews after a labor union announced plans to expand work stoppages to Munich airport starting on Monday.
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Planetary catastrophe looms if climate talks fail, French minister warns
2015-11-08 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: France`s top diplomat, who will preside over a year-end Paris summit tasked with inking a climate rescue pact, warned Sunday of looming planetary "catastrophe" if negotiations fail. "It is life on our planet itself which is at stake," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told journalists as ministers and climate envoys from 70 countries met for presummit talks to iron out tough political questions. With the key U.N. conference just three weeks away, he also announced that Russian President Vladimir...
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